Thursday, June 13, 2013

Outsmarting Joey the Chihuahua

Joey, the little 5-pound Chihuahua that I'm fostering, likes to lift his leg and mark everywhere in the house.  So we're working on correcting that behavior, but for times that I can't watch him, I needed an alternate solution.  Dog belly bands were invented for that very reason.  They are basically a strip of fabric that wraps around the dog's belly and you can put in an absorbent pad for easy cleanup.  The problem is Joey is sneaky, and he quickly figured out that if he rolls around enough he can slide right out of the belly band, no matter how tightly I put it on him.  So I turned to the Internet for help, and came up with this solution:

Joey
What's that, you ask?  I will tell you.  Joey is now the slightly-embarrassed owner of an Alfie Couture Designer dog diaper - with suspenders.  That's right - the little guy now has his own suspenders!  

A little privacy please...
Getting them on and off is a hassle every time I want to take him outside, but it's well worth it to be able to give him more freedom in the house!  And I think eventually he'll forgive me for this humiliation.  Especially since I was able to convince him that all the dogs are jealous - even the puppies!

"Dude, what is she making you wear?!"
Okay maybe he's not quite convinced yet.  

5 comments:

Frankie Furter and Ernie said...

Hummmmmmmm and we thought OUR DAD wore suspenders... to prevent him from CRACKING EVERYBUDDY UP...

THOSE are super thingys fur keeping the PANTS in place... fur a sneaky guy like YOU are...

Barb's Cats and Quilts said...

Do they make them in cat sizes? I'll take a dozen. Brilliant.

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acd6pack said...

Glad that the suspenders are working for Joey. You say that he is marking everywhere...too much freedom for him maybe? When I adopted Bill he did something similar, lifting his leg downstairs, upstairs. We were told that he likely had too much space and was marking it. So, we limited where he could go and used a crate as well. Even though he no longer lifts his leg in the house, he is still crated when nobody is home and he is much more relaxed. Just a thought for you to consider.

mayziegal said...

Oh, Joey, don't worry! I bet you'll start a fashion trend and before you know it, ALL the dogs will be wearing pants with suspenders. Yep. Just any day now. Not me, of course. But, um, other...you know...cool dogs.

Wiggles & Wags,
Mayzie